Ticks have become a growing concern in recent years due to their disease-transmitting abilities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the majority of vector-borne diseases in the United States result from tick bites....

It's springtime, which means outdoor play, bbqs, hiking, gardening — and mosquito and tick bites. Unfortunately, it’s also prime pest season, which means people and pets are at risk of encountering hungry mosquitoes and ticks that are in search of...

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise and, with threats like Lyme disease, no family should be without tick protection. Are you considering tick service? Do you have questions about what this service entails? If you choose Thomas Pest Services as your...

Ticks and mosquitoes are no big deal, right? Who hasn't gotten half a dozen mosquito bites while enjoying a campfire cookout? It's just something you have to deal with. And, ticks are no big deal, right? You're not a dog. Well, before you shrug off...

Lyme disease is scary business. Early symptoms include a red rash, fatigue, chills, fever, headache, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, and aching joints. If untreated, these symptoms can worsen. Some experience rashes on other areas of their bodies,...

Think Lyme disease is the only thing you have to worry about if you find a tick on you, you may want to look into the research Thomas Daniels, co-director of the Vector Ecology Laboratory at Fordham University, is doing. Here are some things to...

They come out at night.

Summer is the season of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted to humans through the bites of blacklegged ticks.

A recent survey of consumers by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) found that 44 percent of respondents have or know someone who has been bitten by a tick. Of those, the majority, 54%, live in the Northeast region of the country. Lyme...